blizzard

Major gaming studio, responsible for World of Warcraft and the Warcraft franchise, Diablo III and the Diablo franchise, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.

I can see I'm going blind.

MMORPGs celebrate The Revenant’s Oscars

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If your MMORPG has a Revenant class, you'd best not be missing the opportunity to plug it today, as the movie celebrates its three...

The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: I heart you

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Valentine's Day is already well behind us (and greatly before us), but the love among the MMO community never dies down. Today we have a...

The Game Archaeologist: Meridian 59

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A colony founded through a magical nexus, Meridian 59 had it all going on -- until, that is, the portal to the colony collapsed...

Star Crusade is a CCG with adjustable deck sizes

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Everyone seems to want a slice of the lucrative Hearthstone digital card game pie these days. The latest challenger to Blizzard's throne is ZiMAD's Star...
Do you really want to hurt me?

WoW Factor: Is this the time Blizzard’s changes stick?

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Well, folks, I promised you that this week I would talk about my further impressions playing through the Legion alpha. But then I spied...
This is both awesome and an illustration of what's wrong.

World of Warcraft’s lore book previews the cosmology around Azeroth

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If you've never cared about the lore behind World of Warcraft, the hardcover Warcraft Chronicles book releasing on March 15th is unlikely to change...

Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?

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Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...

Grim Dawn’s story trailer is appropriately macabre

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Not every game goes to the lengths of giving your character a backstory that starts before you log in, but then again, not every...

Activision Blizzard completes acquisition of King Digital Entertainment

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Corporate acquisitions take a while, but Activision Blizzard has completed its acquisition of King Digital Entertainment, a deal which was first announced back in...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG boss fight?

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World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade was very definitely not my favorite WoW expansion, but it had some fantastic dungeons. Karazhan leaps to mind as...

One Shots: Taking a breather

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While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
It's like three games for the price of... well, actually, it's two games now.

Massively Overthinking: The Star Citizen money machine

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Massively OP reader Ichi has posed us an interesting question. At the end of 2015, a lot of gamers, including some of our own...
It's a match made in somewhere, who knows.

Heroes of the Storm outlines existing and upcoming improvements to matchmaking

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Blizzard wants Heroes of the Storm to be accessible to everyone. That can't happen if your first match of the game sees you pitted...

Jukebox Heroes: Six forgettable MMOs with unforgettable soundtracks

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I have often thought it grossly unfair that a video game soundtrack is linked, for better and for worse, with the popularity of the...

World of Warcraft: Legion has higher system requirements than previous expansions

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If you've been assuming that World of Warcraft: Legion will run just fine on your current machine, you might want to take a minute...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 51: Unsavory deeds

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Justin and Bree discuss V-Day, MMO finances, Blade & Soul, The Division, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, The Secret World, Ultima Online, and Devilian, with mailbag questions on IP blocking frustrations and MMO innovation.

Activision layoffs likely don’t affect Blizzard’s games

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Game Informer is reporting that Activision-Blizzard has suffered layoffs in the wake of its earnings call last week. Don't panic, MMO players; it at...
So perhaps some clothes?

Blizzard eyes mobile development, player-created content, and faster updates for the future

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When you think mobile gaming, chances are that super-casual (and extremely cheap) titles come to mind. Blizzard might be looking to change that stereotype,...

The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?

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The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...

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